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Targeted killing is a form of assassination carried out by governments outside a judicial procedure or a battlefield. [1] [2] [3] [4] Since the late 20th century, the legal status of targeted killing has become a subject of contention within and between various nations.
- Introduction and Overview
- Targeted Killing as A Method of Warfare
- Targeted Killing and The Law
- Targeted Killing: Challenges Founded on Combat Morality and Efficiency
- Conclusion: An Outlook on The Future Use of Targeted Killing
The use of armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (also known as Unmanned Combat Aircraft Systems (UCAS) or ‘drones’)1 by the USA to target and kill leaders and commanders of Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their affiliates in Pakistan (as well as for covert operations in Yemen and Somalia) has increased significantly during Obama’s first term as Presiden...
Targeted Killing can be used for the physical elimination of enemy combatants during hostilities in times of armed conflict but also of suspected terrorists in peacetime. Depending on the circumstances the legal repercussions differ: targeted killing in times of war may be justifiable as a lawful and legitimate method of warfare during hostilities,...
As outlined above, Targeted Killing is being used as means of both combat and counterterrorism. Targeted killing takes often place within an operational context which is sometimes ‘hybrid’, which requires responses which combine elements of combat and law enforcement, counterinsurgency or a bit of both.65This potential ‘dual use’ of targeted killin...
Targeted killing by drones has become an increasingly debated subject with criticism not only directed against its overall legality and legitimacy but also its negative impact on Pakistan as a sovereign state in cases of extraterritorial strikes, a potential lack of overall efficiency and in general a growing uneasiness in its overall morality. Gen...
Current criticism continues to evolve around the following main points: that targeted killing is illegal as such, that it is inefficient and that it is immoral. The author acknowledges that there is the possibility that some of this critique might be justifiable and that only strict observance of the existing legal and operational frameworks, appli...
- Sascha Dominik Bachmann
- 2013
23 de mai. de 2013 · Yemen. Drones. Terrorism and Counterterrorism. Pakistan. Afghanistan. According to a UN special report on the subject, targeted killings are premeditated acts of lethal force employed by states...
Report | Annual Statistical Risk Assessments. Countries at Risk for Mass Killing 2021–22: Early Warning Project Statistical Risk Assessment Results. Nov 29, 2021. Introduction. Download the report as a PDF.
29 de nov. de 2022 · Since then, we have seen multiple mass atrocities occur, including a genocide against the Rohingya in Burma, the killing of hundreds of thousands of civilians in South Sudan, and identity-based targeted killings in Ethiopia and Cameroon. Even in cases like these where warnings have been issued, they have simply not prompted enough early action.
30 de set. de 2021 · When Targeted Killings Become ‘Tragic Mistakes’. Since the 9/11 attacks, U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere have carried out targeted killings that frequently...
Targeted killings occur both within and outside of armed conflicts. Under IHL, they are problematic as, oftentimes, those targeted are geographically far removed from hostilities, and/or not necessarily directly participating in hostilities at the time they are targeted.
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